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Paula Marshall is an author and has been the CEO of the Bama Companies since 1984. Her vision stands as a beacon for team members, inspiring the organization to achieve the Bama mission – “People Helping People Be Successful”. Under her leadership, Bama has expanded to provide a wide variety of frozen desserts and baked goods to fast food chains, as well as casual and family dining restaurants. She will give tips on how to make work fulfilling and productive, as well as discuss her book, Finding the Soul of Big Business.

Author and prison rights activist Amy Friedman knows how children of people in prison feel, because she offers them a safe and supportive space to share their feelings and to support each other in recognizing their strength and resilience. Seven years ago, she launched a school-based program, POPS the Club, “pain of the prison system,” with her husband, Dennis Danziger, a writer and high school teacher. POPS started as a single club at Venice High School in Los Angeles where Danziger was then teaching.POPS publishes an annual anthology of art, prose, and poetry created by its members and alumni. This year’s collection, Dream Catchers, represents the work of students from POPS Clubs in all around the country. The book discusses how kids, like their incarcerated loved ones, suffer due to institutionalized prejudice and stigmatization. It also discusses how kids with a parent in prison are just like other kids, and The healing power of self-expression through writing and artwork.

On this episode of The Patricia Raskin Show, I will be talking to Wendy Adlerstien. Wendy is an owner and Executive Director at FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston and the Boston Back Bay. She will be talking about positive and healthy aging along with some current challenges such as breaking through senior isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the perspective of aging, home safety for seniors, and dementia care.

Brent Gleeson was a member of SEAL Team 5, some of the first SEALs deployed to Iraq in early 2003. He completed combat deployments in Iraq, Africa, and other theaters of war. After returning to civilian life, Brent earned an MBA and has built award-winning, multi-million dollar organizations that have repeatedly landed on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies. Brent is the author of Embrace The Suck, a book that empowers you to expand your comfort zones in order to live a more fulfilling purpose-driven life

Cynthia Barlow designed and conducted leadership development and facilitation programs for a wide variety of clients for over twenty-five years, She brings a wealth of people knowledge and process experience to the table, enabling me to cut to the heart of issues quickly, clearly, and compassionately. Her book Four Fridays explores the nature of life, love, loss and letting go, inspired by the passing of Christina, who was taken by cancer in 2019. Four Fridays is full of gripping moments, laugh-out-loud reflections, and sassy insights as Barlow chronicles her friend’s parting days and her own perceptions on finding purpose within pain.

Joanna Charnas recounts 15 years of her postdivorce life in middle age. In the first section, Charnas summarizes her many dates and crushes and—one has to hand it to her—doesn’t trash a one of them. Imagine the author writing a diary before and after each date. The intriguing premise includes the interweaving of specific movies that tie into the emotions and actions of each date. Charnas is a knowledgeable movie buff who consistently compares her experiences to relevant films (e.g., Coming Home, Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally). But that is not all. The author gleans knowledge only born of experience when she reports of lessons learned: for example, back away from confused men, trust your instincts, and have faith that you’re never too old or too anything to have wonderful romantic experiences.

Psychologist Charles Garfield asserts in OUR WISDOM YEARS: Growing Older with Joy, Fulfillment, Resilience, and No Regrets, the later years are not defined by success and self-mastery like they are for young adults. Rather, those entering their sixties find that, instead of anxiously asking, “Do I have what it takes to compete?” they find themselves wondering, “Do I have what it takes to lead a fulfilling life?” As the founder of The Shanti Project, an internationally honored volunteer organization dedicated to the care of the dying, Garfield is very well acquainted with this shift from “success thinking” to “legacy thinking.” In the later years, the drive to keep accomplishing is usually less pressing than the desire to nurture loving relationships and to contribute something that will live on.

Mary Odgers is the author of the new book Six Funerals and a Wedding. The story teaches the reader how it is possible to survive devastation beyond measure, to find happiness when your heart is broken beyond recognition, to pursue a new direction when your life plan has been derailed, and to even find love again when it might seem impossible. Six Funerals and a Wedding is an unconventional memoir that invites us into the markedly different stories of the treasured entities Mary loved and lost, the raw and varied nuances that grief holds, and the unexpected love story that sparked a new chapter—all with profound honesty, and with an ever-present undercurrent of hope that reminds us that evolution is possible through loss, that life can go on and be beautiful, and how remarkably resilient the human spirit can be.

Author, Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader and University Professor, Gail shares her brand of positivity and living life to the fullest. Her energetic, engaging, educational and inspirational presentations, focused on leadership, time management and career excellence have been shared throughout the nation and internationally at corporations, universities, conferences, workshops and webinars. Gails book Your Someday is Now focuses on work/life integration, leadership and personal branding. Over $30,600 has been raised for local and international non-profits through sales of the book.

Dr. Michael Roizen is emeritus chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, chief medical consultant on “The Dr. Oz Show,” author of four No. 1 New York Times best-selling books and originator of the popular RealAge.com website. in his new book coauthored by Michael Crupain, M.D., M.P.H. The What to Eat and When cookbook is packed with recipes made with the best foods for healthier living, disease prevention, better performance, and a longer life. With tasty options for snacks, apps, pasta, sandwiches, chicken, fish, dessert, and everything in between, this cookbook provides a variety of meals to happily extend your life by years.

Dr. Smith is the author of Reversing Alzheimer's: How to Prevent Dementia and Revitalize Your Brain. The book shows that in the last seventeen years, our scientific understanding of how the brain works has seen exponential growth. We have discovered that our brains possess the fantastic ability to grow new neurons from stem cells as needed and can rapidly change their structure and function in response to environment and experience. We also now realize that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by multiple metabolic disruptions. This new understanding has catapulted us into a dramatically different mindset. Dr. Smith reveals what causes Alzheimer’s and what we need to do to reverse it. It shows that dementia is caused by a broken metabolism and can be reversed by applying a multi causal, molecular medicine approach, which is based on the most up-to-date peer-reviewed published scientific research as well as mainstream, alternative, complementary, functional, and naturopathic medical models.

Rachel Adler and Maggie Anton are the authors of the book, Tales of the Holy Mysticat: Jewish Stories by a Feline Mystic. The esteemed feminist theologian interprets her gray tabby’s routine and unusual behaviors through the lens of Jewish teachings and practices. In the story, you will encounter not only the sage Mysticat but also Adler’s creativity, erudition and mischievous humor, as they connect us effortlessly to Jewish mysticism, rabbinic thought and six thousand years of cherished tradition. On this episode Adler and Anton discuss the sound and practical application of mitzvahs, or divine commands, in timely matters such as visiting the sick and protecting one’s own health. They also discuss the dark mysteries within Jewish mysticism, and the power of reciting mournful lamentations in times of hardship and sorrow. They will be sharing their favorite psalms for comfort and reassurance of God’s wisdom and mercy.

Maggie Kast has been a writer since the 1990's. In her book, Side by Side but Never Face to Face, she writes about Greta, her narrator, who has been wrenched from a long and tightly-circled marriage to Manfred, an Austrian Holocaust survivor. Coming from very different backgrounds, they sometimes abraded each other, but the friction struck sparks, and the marriage remained vital. Together they mourned the accidental death of a daughter and experienced a widening of spiritual horizons as they grieved. Today Maggie discusses coping with the pain of losing a daughter and the challenges of having a son with a developmental disability, including the stigma of his being labeled “retarded,” her journey to convert to catholicism, what drew her to the Hmong people of Vietnam and insight from her research into their unique culture, and her views on psychotherapy and philosophy.

Dr. Gerry Goldhaber has emerged as the nation's leading safety warnings and communication expert. He has worked with 100 of the top 500 corporations in the U.S., and 50 of the top 100 laws firms, including the FDA, CPSC, and the DOD. In Dr. Goldhaber's book Murder, Inc., he recommends twelve steps to take control of our safety, and outlines a model of corporate responsibility and government regulation that balances public safety measures and company profits to the benefit of all. He remarks, I provide a roadmap for manufacturers and regulators to engage in to reduce the likelihood of consumers suffering from serious or deadly consequences. The goals are for corporations to engage in 'Principled Disclosure' and for consumers to actively seek product safety information so that they can make informed choices.” Dr. Goldhaber explains, And remember, the more informed you are, the safer you will be.

Renee Knake Jefferson is a professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Hannah Brenner Johnson is the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at California Western School of Law in San Diego. They will be discussing their new book ShortListed: Women in the Shadow of the Supreme Court, where they tell the largely forgotten stories of nine extraordinary women who broke through barriers and endured routine indignities to build influential legal careers and advance the ranks of women in state and federal courts. The authors reveal these inspiring, overlooked women as complex, often intriguing individuals and as valuable mentors to all women who aspire to a position of leadership or power- whether in law, medicine, business, academia, or politics.

MJ Kaplan coaches leaders, teams and whole communities across the globe to make better-faster progress on the work that matters. MJ founded Kaplan Consulting in 2000 to guide businesses and social purpose organizations to master adaptive strategy and human-centered, tech-enabled operations. Twenty years later, every enterprise in our complex and fragile world must be resilient, adaptive and innovative. MJ continues her lifelong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion – including personal learning journey about race and justice -as she co-creates systems change at all levels. She will discuss how to persist during chaos as individuals and in the workplace pushing towards better work and a better life.

Ed McDonough is a nationally recognized Email Marketing Consultant, creator of the Quantum Email Marketing Platform, Author of books The Email Marketing Advantage and the Ascension Marketing Funnel, and the founder of the marketing agency, ECE Marketing Services (established 2009). Ed specializes in developing and implementing winning email marketing campaigns, automated client acquisition systems and proven sales funnels for professional service providers, consultants, business coaches and digital marketing agencies. He will discuss what it takes to win new business through email marketing and the use on automated online systems.

Patricia Raskin will share her perspective on coping during Covid-19. She will discuss resilience, self care, accepting a new normal, focusing on the positive, empathetic listening, and reframing situations. She is joined by Susan Delorenzo, life coach and author of the upcoming book Finding the Gems in adversity.

Back from popular demand! A rebroadcast of Paula Marshall is an author and has been the CEO of the Bama Companies since 1984. Her vision stands as a beacon for team members, inspiring the organization to achieve the Bama mission – “People Helping People Be Successful”. Under her leadership, Bama has expanded to provide a wide variety of frozen desserts and baked goods to fast food chains, as well as casual and family dining restaurants. She will give tips on how to make work fulfilling and productive, as well as discuss her book, Finding the Soul of Big Business.